Skills programme marks utilities and their supply chains for "pioneering efforts"

The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership (EUSP) has unveiled the 43 energy and utilities asset owners and supply chain companies that achieved its Procurement Skills Accord award for 2020/2021 for their “pioneering efforts to transform investment in technical and operational skills.”

The Procurement Skills Accord (PSA) is a national initiative from the EUSP which encourages investment in training and skills development across the supply chain.

At a virtual event, Energy & Utility Skills chief executive, Phil Beach CBE, hosted the awards, “The Procurement Skills Accord Awards are now in their fourth year and the energy and utilities sector and their supply chain have proved they are making a real difference in enhancing technical and operational skills.”

Chief engineer at Ofgem, Peter Bingham, commented: “Close collaboration between asset owners and their supply chain through initiatives like the Procurement Skills Accord will go a long way to ensuring the net-zero ambitions are delivered on time.”